Jim Caviezel

James Patrick Caviezel Jr. (born September 26, 1968) is an American actor, known for his starring role as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011-2016), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998), Slovnik in G.I. Jane (1997), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch inAngel Eyes(2001),Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), and his portrayal of Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004).He began acting in plays inSeattle, WA. He earned hisScreen Actors Guildcard with a minor role in the 1991 filmMy Own Private Idaho. He then moved toLos Angelesto pursue a career in acting.He was offered a scholarship to study acting atNY'sJuilliard Schoolin 1993, but turned it down to portrayWarren Earpin the 1994 filmWyatt Earp.He later appeared in episodes ofMurder, She WroteandThe Wonder Years. After appearing inG.I. Jane(1997), he had a breakthrough performance in the 1998Terrence MalickWorld War IIfilmThe Thin Red Line.He was originally cast to playScott Summers / CyclopsinX-Men(2000), but dropped out due to a scheduling conflict with the filmFrequency(2000).He starred in the mainstream filmsPay It Forward(2000),The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), andBobby Jones: Stroke of Genius(2004).He portrayedJesus ChristinMel Gibson's 2004 filmThe Passion of the Christ. During filming, he wasstruck by lightning, accidentally scourged, had his shoulder dislocated, and suffered frompneumoniaandhypothermia. Prior to filming, Gibson reportedly warned Caviezel that playing Jesus in his controversial film would hurt his acting career. In 2011, Caviezel claimed that good roles had been hard to come by since, but stated that the movie, in particular the role of Jesus Christ, was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.He had leading roles in the 2006 filmsUnknownandDéjà Vu. He played Kainan in Outlander(2008) and provided the voice of Jesus on the 2007New Testament audio dramatizationThe Word of Promise. In 2008, he starred inLong Weekend and in November 2009, he starred inThe Prisoner, a remake of the British sci-fi series The Prisoner.From 2011 to 2016, Caviezel starred in the CBS drama seriesPerson of Interestas John Reese, a former CIA agent who now works for a mysterious billionaire as a vigilante. The show received the highest ratings in 15 years for a series pilot. Caviezel was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor in 2014and again in 2016for his work onPerson of Interest.In 2017, Caviezel signed on as lead character of CBS'sSEAL Teamseries, however; he left the project due to creative differences before production began and was replaced byDavid Boreanaz.He has also narrated multiple documentaries.